Pick-up rake



Nov. 15,, 1938. c. o. HEMBREE PICK-UP RAKE Filed Aug. 26, 1937 Patented Nov. 15, 1938 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE This invention relates torakes and more particularly to a hand rake in combination with means whereby material raked up by the head may be picked up.

An object of this invention is to provide a pickup means in combination with a hand rake which is soconstructed that the pick-up means is normally held in inoperative position substantially parallel with the length of the handle and which pick-up means may be swung downwardly to an operative position in order to pickup material which has been raked by the conventional rake head.

Another object of this invention is to provide a pick-up means of this character which can be readily mounted on a conventional handle and which is so constructed that in the event the handle breaks, the device may be incorporated in the new handle.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views: 7

Fig. 1 is a detail top plan view of a rake constructed according to an embodiment ofthis invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation of the rake.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral II] designates generally an elongated handle which has secured to the forward end thereof, a rake head generally designated as II. This rake head II comprises a head bar I2 to which are secured a plurality of tines I3. A pair of inwardly extending arms I4 are connected at their forward or outer ends to the opposite ends of the cross bar I2 and these arms I4 have their inner ends provided with spaced-apart extensions I5 which are of substantially L-shape and terminate in a rearward extension engaging within the forward end of the handle Ill.

A pick-up member generally designated as I6 is mounted on the ends of the arms I4 and comprises a cross bar I! provided with a plurality of tines I8. A lever I 9 is secured to the central portion of the cross bar I! and is pivotally mounted as at 20 between the parallel extensions I5 of the arms I4. In a normal inoperative position the pick-up member I6 is disposed with the tines I8 substantially parallel with the length of the handle II], and when swung to an operative position, the tines I8 are adapted to be disposed closely adjacent the lower or free end of the tines I 3.

An operating rod 2I is secured at its forward end, as at 22, to the lever I9, and the rear end of the rod 2| slidably extends through a guide member 23 which is secured at its forward end by a fastening member 24 to one side of the handle Ill. The rear extremity of the rod 2I is bent outwardly, as at 25, and the end of this extension 25 is pivotally engaged in an operating lever 26. The operating lever 26 has a bifurcated or forked end portion 21 which is longitudinally curved and engages about the handle Ill. The ends of the forked portion 21 are provided with ears 28 having a suitable aperture to receive studs 29 carried by a plate 3|]. The plate 30 has an aperture in substantially the center thereof in which a bolt 3| engages.

The bolt 3| passes thru the handle I 0 and thru the rear end of the longer leg 32 of the guide member 23 so as to hold said guide member securely in position on the handle I [I in connection with the fastening member 24. The operating lever 26 is provided with a rearwardly extending hand member 33 which is inconvenient relation to the handle it so that the operator may readily grasp the handle Ill and the hand member 33 and by pressing the same together will rock the lever 26 in a direction to pull rearwardly on the rod 2| so as to swing the pick-up member I 6 downwardly and forward to operative relation to the tines I3 of the rake head.

The pick-up member I6 is constantly urged to an inoperative position by means of an expanding spring 34 which is disposed about the rod 2| and its forward end engages against a stationary member 35 secured to the rod 2| and its opposite or rear end engages against the guide 23.

In the use and operation of this device the pick-up member It will be normally disposed in an upper position under the tension of the spring 34 in which position the tines of the pick-up member IE will be disposed substantially parallel with the handle ID The rake head II may, at this time, be used for normal raking operations and when it is desired to pick up a quantity of material assembled by the rake head I I, the hand member 33 is swung toward the handle In so as to co-actively swing the pick-up member I 6 downwardly and forwardly toward the free ends of the tines I3 of the rake head II.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A rake comprising a handle, a rake head provided with laterally spaced angular extensions connected at one end to one end of the handle whereby the rake head assumes a position in offset relation to the handle, a lever pivotally connected intermediate of its ends between said angular extensions of the rake head and carrying a pick-up member, a pull rod extending parallel with the handle on the underside of the latter and pivotally connected at its forward end toone end of said lever and extending between the laterally spaced angular extensions of the rake head, means carried by the handle for guiding the pull rod in its movement, and a hand lever mounted on the handle and connected to the rear end of said pull rod.

2. A rake comprising a handle, a rake head connected to said handle, a pick-up member pivotally connected to the rake head, a pull rod operatively connected at its forward end to the pick-up member and. extending along the handle parallel with the latter, a guide member applied to the handle at the rear end of the pull rod and. provided with an angularly disposed portion thru which the pull rod passes, a fastening member extending thru the forward end of the guide member and into the handle, a bolt passing thru the handle and the rear end of the guide member, a plate engaging the handle and extending thereacross and provided with studs, said bolt passing thru said plate, and a hand lever connected at one end to the rear end of the pull rod and provided with a hand member, said hand lever being formed with a bifurcated portion loosely embracing the handle and formed with ears that are pivotally mounted upon said studs.

CHARLES O. HEMBREE. 

